Month: October 2017

DEL MAR, Calif. — Jockey Mike Smith will wear a miniature camera on his helmet during this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup, bringing fans a close-up view from the saddle. Gun Runner, the top older horse on the East Coast, is the slight 9-5 favorite for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday at Del Mar.

DEL MAR, Calif. — Gun Runner, the top older horse on the East Coast, is the slight 9-5 favorite for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday at Del Mar. He breaks from the No. 6 post while defending champion Arrogate starts from the rail as the 2-1 second choice. Del Mar is hosting

LOS ANGELES — The talented and accomplished statistical analysts for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros could have run a million simulations on the 2017 playoffs and may not have ever anticipated the situation that the two managers find themselves in for Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday night. Forget the

Maro Itoje hopes to be excluded from England’s British & Irish Lions contingent that are rested this autumn knowing he will crave for the thrill of international rugby if stood down. Itoje has started eight of Saracens’ nine matches this season, playing all but 38 minutes of the six Aviva Premiership and two Champions Cup

11:00 AM BST ESPN staff It was another enthralling weekend of European club action as Gloucester secured West Country bragging rights at Bath, Glasgow maintained their perfect start to the PRO14 season and Brive remained rooted to the foot of the table in France. But who caught the eye, who had a game to forget,

PARIS — Hyeon Chung of South Korea swept aside Mischa Zverev 6-0, 6-2 at the Paris Masters on Monday to set up a second-round match against Rafael Nadal. Nadal will begin his quest for a record 31st Masters title — but first in Paris — on Wednesday. The top-ranked Spaniard beat Chung in their only

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jacob Pugh has seen a lot in his four seasons at Florida State. What he has witnessed this season though has taken a toll. The senior linebacker vented his frustration on Monday. After being picked to win the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Seminoles are at the bottom of the Atlantic Division with

Cornerback Richard Sherman had high praise for rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson after the Seattle Seahawks outlasted the Houston Texans 41-38 in an epic shootout Sunday. Sherman shared a long embrace with Watson after the game and told the Texans’ budding star how much he respected him. He shared his message to Watson with The MMQB.com

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Lonzo Ball continues to shoulder the blame for the Los Angeles Lakers‘ loss to the Utah Jazz on Saturday and their deficiencies so far. It’s something he learned from his father, LaVar, and from watching LeBron James while growing up. “That is how I was brought up,” Ball said on Monday

Two weeks after posting a video of himself advancing to hitting a driver in his rehab, Tiger Woods is officially coming back. The 14-time major champion announced Monday afternoon that he will make his long-awaited return to competitive golf at the upcoming Hero World Challenge, Nov. 30-Dec 3. Posting the announcement to Twitter, Woods joked

The Philadelphia Phillies have named former major league outfielder Gabe Kapler as their new manager, the team announced Monday. “Gabe has a track record of leadership, winning, progressive thinking and working with young players, and we fully believe that he is the right person to guide this organization into the future,” Phillies general manager Matt

General a Rod, a Grade 1-placed stakes winner, has been retired from racing and will stand at Hidden Springs Farm in Palmyra, Ind., for the 2018 breeding season at an advertised fee of $3,500. The 6-year-old son of Roman Ruler finished his ontrack career with five wins in 18 starts for earnings of $553,177, highlighted

Former light heavyweight world champions Jean Pascal and Chad Dawson, both of whom have seen better days, will nonetheless continue their careers in separate 10-round fights on the same card on Dec. 8 at Hialeah Park, just outside of Miami, Premier Boxing Champions announced Monday. Pascal, who held a world title from 2009-11 (including beating

4:52 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN NEW YORK — The term “expansion team” is a pejorative in hockey parlance. These teams are viewed like that shelf at the supermarket that holds deeply discounted items that have reached their expiration date, aren’t selling or are damaged goods. These players are castoffs. They’re misfits. They’re the unwanted. The

7:41 PM ET Peter BodoTennis Close Peter Bodo has been covering tennis for over 35 years, mostly recently for ESPN. He is a former WTA Writer of the Year and the author of numerous books, including the classic “The Courts of Babylon” and the New York Times bestseller (with Pete Sampras), “A Champion’s Mind.” Caroline

Antonio Conte applauds Alvaro Morata’s performance for Chelsea against Bournemouth as he continues to recover from injury. ROME — Alvaro Morata insisted he is happy with life in London and claimed he would sign a 10-year contract at Chelsea if given the chance. Quotes attributed to the Spain international by Gazzetta dello Sport on Monday

UFC lightweight James Vick has been betting on himself, quite literally, for years. And he finally may have convinced the UFC to follow suit. Vick (11-1) will try to improve his UFC record to 8-1 on Saturday, when he takes on Joseph Duffy at UFC 217 inside Madison Square Garden. Fighting out of Fort Worth,

Lewis Hamilton clinched his fourth world title at the Mexican Grand Prix The 2017 Formula 1 season continues with the Brazilian Grand Prix from Friday 10 November-Sunday 12 November. BBC Sport has live coverage of practice, qualifying and the race across BBC Radio 5 live and BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, plus live digital